It's an abbreviated show this week, but it's not how long the podcast is that matters - it's how you use it. At least, that's what we've always heard from our doctor, and this week's episode features one of our favorite doctors - Dr. Gangrene, aka Larry Underwood. This week, Larry joins Derek for a look at the 1966 film The Psychopath (dir. Freddie Francis).

This week, Disney, Indiana's Scott Morris joins Derek and goes Cajun as they do battle with some pretty nasty critters. It's time for Attack of the Giant Leeches (dir. Bernard L. Kowalski), a movie that Derek's been wanting to talk about for a long time (and not just because he likes Ken Clarke movies!). Get ready for a laid back conversation that tends to drift along other monster kid topics while Derek and Scott talk about looking for Yvette Vickers pictorials . . . I mean, talk about the movie. Also, Monster Kid Radio's Year of Frankenstein continues with a look at Son of Frankenstein (dir. Rowland V. Lee), and FEEDBACK (with A special guest email-reader!).

We've got a bit of a looser episode of Monster Kid Radio this week. Bride of Frankenstein (dir. James Whale) played at the Kiggins Theatre (Vancouver, WA) earlier this month, and Chris McMillan from The Shadow Over Portland (http://shadowoverportland.blogspot.com/) joined Derek for the film. Last weekend, Portland's NW Film Center showed the original King Kong (dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack) and Vampyr (dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer), and Chris was along for the ride again. And as an added bonus, Dominique Lamssies helped guide Derek through his first-time viewing of the 1932 vampire film. Dominique also provides a reading of her short story "Bad Ritual." All this, plus FEEDBACK.

The Forgotten Horrors series of books are MUST-HAVE books for any self-respecting Monster Kid, and this week on Monster Kid Radio, one of the men behind this long-running series - Michael H. Price - joins the show. He's not the only Michael dropping by, though. Michael Legge, also known as the horror host Dr. Dreck, is joining Derek this week on the podcast as well. We play the Classic Five. We talk about how we fell in love with the more obscure (dare we say, forgotten?) horror movies. And we also run through our Top Three Favorite Forgotten Horror Movies. Plus, we have Feedback, MKR's Year of Frankenstein continues, and there are two amazing movie screenings coming up that Monster Kid Radio will be CRASHING.

The man of mystery (literally) Dwight Kemper returns to Monster Kid Radio to talk about a 1965 gem of a film - Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (dir. Robert Gaffney). This movie holds a special place in Dwight's heart, and with good reason. After we play a round of the Classic Five, he tells us all about it (so get your yogurt ready!). Plus, Feedback!

Author Frank Schildiner returns to Monster Kid Radio to talk about vampires . . . specifically hunters of vampires. After Derek learns a bit more about Frank's upcoming book The Devil Plague of Naples, they play a round of the Classic Five, and then talk about their Top Three Favorite Vampire Hunters. Plus, Monster Kid Radio's Year of Frankenstein continues, and Derek talks briefly about The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo del Toro).

In mid-2017, author Stephen D. Sullivan joined Derek for a conversation about an underrated and under-served Karloff-Lee-Steele film. This is that recording. But not only do you get a conversation between Steve and Derek about 1968's Curse of the Crimson Altar (dir. Vernon Sewell), you'll get some insight about the kinds of movies they truly love watching, what kinds of expectations they bring to the table when they watch a classic (or not-so-classic) film, and what mid-80s slasher movie made a HUGE impact on Derek back in the day. Also, Derek talks a bit about Patreon, we have listener Feedback, and the Year of Frankenstein begins here on Episode #351 of Monster Kid Radio. And what's this about YouTube?

Effects artist Joseph Schultz joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio ostensibly to discuss the 1955 film Day the World Ended (dir. Roger Corman). And they do . . . but they also discuss practical effects vs. CGI effects, his being a monster kid father, and the upcoming Carl Denham's Giant Monster. The two of them have a lot to talk about (and they didn't even really touch too much on the Backstreet Boys!), but they do make time for a round of the Classic Five.

Lots to get to this week, so hang on tight! Derek takes you back to this past summer's Monster Bash for two interviews - one with legendary actress Veronica Carlson, and one with filmmaker Joshua Kennedy about the Monster Bash premiere of his latest movie Theseus and the Minotaur. Joshua doesn't know how to take a break - since this recording, he produced an adaptation of Frankenstein for the stage and then began pre-production on his most ambitious production to date - The House of the Gorgon. We'll hear about this new movie and then we'll talk about an older movie - The Reptile (dir. John Gilling) - with old friend Stephen D. Sullivan.

Troy Howarth returns to the podcast this week, and takes Derek on a trip to The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (dir. Harald Reinl). If the movie's title doesn't pique your interest, maybe one of the film's stars will. Christopher Lee is in the cast! Also, this past Wednesday night, Derek went to Weird Wednesday at the Joy Cinema for a screening of Terror Beneath the Sea (dir. Hajime Sato), and pointed his recorder at Jeff Polier and Dominique Lamssies for their thoughts on the film.